DIdnt know if I was out of bounds or not I agree not all contractors are created equal however they still have to be licensed and bonded in most states.

Heck, my daughter has a blast just opening envelopes for me when I'm filing paperwork.What you'll find is it takes you 3 or 4 hrs to do things you could have done without them in 2 or 3... but would you rather spend 3 or 4 hrs with your kids and bonding... or 2 or 3 hrs without them?

We are in an economic situation (higher interest rates) that we haven't been in a long time so a lot of the advice and choices of the past decade+ might be different today.For example - when treasuries (US debt bonds) were near 0 - then private lending can make a lot of sense to get a return. 

Until the end of the Bond Inversion you can get 5% on one Month T-bills and the safest place to park the Cash. 

I would also consider including some rules about proper operation to prevent tenants from abusing the new system and giving you some teeth if they break the new one.

License bonded and insured.

Yes you can buy real estate in your 401(k) as long as the 401(k) has been set up and allows these types of transactions and not just your typical stock, bonds and mutual funds.

Will they work with a license contractor bonded or not?

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